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'Gender-Neutral' Often Misunderstood As 'Gender Equality' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently struck down the Indian Army's policy of reserving seats for male candidates in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch.While ordering that the appointments should be merit-based, the Court observed that the term "gender-neutral" is often incorrectly conflated with "gender equality."The Court was deciding a case where the female candidates challenged the Army's policy...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 12, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Sub Quota For Economically Weaker Persons Within Reserved CategoriesSupreme Court Seeks Responses Of NHRC, NCW & NCPCR On Pleas Challenging Islamic Divorce By 'Talaq-e-HasanSupreme Court Upholds Punjab Jail Official's Conviction For Helping Undertrial's Escape AttemptAdverse Possession Plea Can't Be Raised...
Supreme Court Orders BCI Inquiry After Client Denies Engagement Of Advocates Who Settled His Case
The Supreme Court recently directed the Bar Council of India to conduct an inquiry into the proceedings where an allegedly false settlement agreement was prepared by certain advocates to arrive at a settlement between the petitioner and the respondent, where the latter claims to have never engaged an advocate to represent his case. In a peculiar case before a bench comprising Justice PS...
Convict Who Completed Fixed Term Life Imprisonment Entitled To Be Released Without Applying For Remission : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 12) observed that the convict who was sentenced to fixed-term life imprisonment without remission is entitled to automatic release without applying for remission. Holding thus, the bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and KV Viswanathan ordered the release of Sukhdev Yadav, one of the accused convicted for 2002 Nitish Katara Murder case, after noting that...
Ex-Parte Injunction Must Be Vacated If Plantiff Fails To Comply With Order 39 Rule 3 CPC Conditions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the ex parte interim injunction granted under Order 39 Rule 3 CPC can be vacated if the mandatory requirements to record reasons for granting ex parte relief and service of documents to the opposite party was not ensued. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan heard a case in which the Appellant, who had secured an ex-parte interim...
CJI Not Superior To Other Judges; Can't Review Other Benches' Orders : CJI BR Gavai
The Supreme Court today (August 12) questioned the Union Government over the application filed by it to recall the 2023 judgment in Ritu Chhabaria v. Union of India which held that right of an accused to seek default bail is not extinguished when the investigating agency files an incomplete chargesheet.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice...
'Dirty Politics In Cricket Association' : Supreme Court Appoints Justice Nageswara Rao As Ombudsman Of Bihar Cricket Association
The Supreme Court today(August 12) appointed Justice L. Nageswara Rao, former judge of the Supreme Court, as an Ombudsman of the Bihar Cricket Association ("BCA") to take action against illegal activities of the office bearers. Consequently, it disposed of the matter, remarking that dirty politics is going on in such associations, wasting the public revenue.A bench comprising Justice JB...
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into 2021 Telangana Lawyer Couple Murder
The Supreme Court today ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the probe into the 2021 killing of lawyer couple Gattu Vaman Rao and PV Nagamani in Telangana's Peddapalli district, observing that the case requires further investigation.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a plea filed by Rao's father, Gattu Kishan Rao, who sought a CBI...
Supreme Court Bars Coercive Steps Against Owners Of 10-Year-Old Diesel & 15-Year-Old Petrol Vehicles In Delhi NCR
The Supreme Court today (August 12) directed that no coercive action will be taken against owners of 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles in Delhi NCR. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the interim direction while hearing a batch of pleas on environmental issues in the MC Mehta Case. The bench also issued notice in the review...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Ascertain If Any Prisoner Is Remaining In Jail Even After Serving Sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12) issued an important direction to the Home Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to ascertain if any convict is remaining in prison beyond the period of sentence.If any such convict is continuing in prison, then they should be immediately released, if not wanted in any other case, the Court ordered.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna...
Is Judicial Officer Eligible For Appointment As District Judge In Bar Vacancy? Supreme Court Refers To Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12) referred to a Constitution Bench of 5 Judges the issue whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against the Bar vacancy.The Court also referred the issue whether the eligibility for appointment as a District Judge has to be seen only at the time of appointment or at the...
Adverse Possession Plea Can't Be Raised For First Time At Appellate Stage : Supreme Court
Observing that a court's decision cannot rest on grounds beyond the parties' pleadings, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a suit where the plaintiff, having not originally pleaded adverse possession, raised the claim only at the appellate stage. “It is important to remember that the basic rule of law of pleadings is, that a party can only succeed according to what he has alleged...